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26Q Tactical Satellite/Microwave Systems Operator

MOS 26Q, Tactical Satellite/Microwave Systems Operator, was deleted. Its listed successors were 31Q, with the same title, and 31Y, Telecommunications Systems Supervisor.

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31QTactical Satellite/Microwave Systems Operator · historical code
Recorded successor: 31M Multichannel Transmission Systems Operator, itself later retired
31YTelecommunications Systems Supervisor · historical code
Listed as becoming 31W. No directory or archive record matches.

Documented history

Tactical Satellite/Microwave Systems Operator

The listed effective date is October 31, 1986. June 26, 1995 is the publication date of the regulation documenting the change.

The record does not specify which personnel converted to 31Q rather than 31Y.

Source extraction notes

AR 611-201 Table B-2 maps deleted MOS 26Q to 31Q, 31Y; source successor entries: 31Q Tactical Satellite/Microwave Systems Operator; 31Y Telecommunications Systems Supervisor; update/effective date 1986-10-31.

Source documents (1)

Reviewed September 23, 2026 against references 1 and 2.

AR 611-201, Issue 6, Table B-2, MOS Deletions/Conversions
1. Table B-2, printed p. 604 · source dated June 26, 1995 · cited by the explanation
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2.AR 611-201, Issue 6, Table B-2, MOS Deletions/Conversions · event transcription · docs/legacy-data/army-mos-conversions.jsonl:1562; Table B-2, printed p. 604 · cited by the explanation
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Historical information is drawn from the sources linked above. Classification dates are not personal service dates. Spot an error? Let us know.